Santa Margherita Ligure

... stretch on open roads saw us make our way to an absolute gem of a place on the Italian Riviera coastline, in Santa Margherita....we were immediately struck by how relatively quiet, picturesque & friendly the place felt......our nice old elevated hotel ...

All of my photos have now been updated with titles and captions, if you're so inclined to read them. I am heading to Nice tomorrow and trying my luck at a hostel. They call it a "mixed room" which I think may mean boys and gals together. Eben, Jen, is ...

... into the mountains.  The main difference comes from the terrain.  Southern Germany, Switzerland and most of western Italy are all heavy mountainous regions.  The difference is the ruggedness of the terrain.  Very steep hills and very ...

And I'm off to Nice next, which apparently is also a beach. Here is what I can't get over. I LOVE THE SEA! By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea... I went swimming again today! And this time not just sort of getting in the water, marveling at the ...

I have wifi in my room and 100 pictures to upload. Not facetiously 100, actually 100+ photos from my hike yesterday. I don't expect anybody to look through ALL of them but I also knew that if I only uploaded a handful, I would get yelled at for not ...

... and pay the tolls to save our sanity and hightail it to our next destination.  130kms and 10 Euro later we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure, which is just up the road from Portofino.  This place is a bit larger than we are used to and Italian ...

... called the Riviera di Levante, also the "Italian Riviera", they're picturesque villages along the water and we found Santa Margherita Ligure to be our favorite. S. Margherita L. is just north of Portofino. Unlike Portofino, a more prestigious port crammed ...

so after getting through the Genova traffic because of the yearly boat show.....we arrived in the nice italian riviera.....had a really nice lunch and decided to stay here the night before heading to florence tomorrow.  found a hotel and with a bit ...

In the Cinque Terre we were able to relax for a few days. This place was beautiful and so precious. Justine and I had our first experience in the Medeteranian and laughed for about 15 minutes when we got in the water cause we were so excited. I fell in ...

... a limitless credit card). 23 June Based on the current prices we've been charged, we reckon that a couple holidaying in Santa Margherita Ligure for 4 days would spend about 1,700 to 2,000 Euros (this covers a double room with a balcony in a 3 star ...

Despite the best attempts of the Italian transport systems, we actually arrived at our destination.  First, we had a plane that sat on the tarmac for 40 minutes, for no discernable reason; the nearly dead guy in the front seat wasn't appreciative, ...

A selection of the pictures that we took with my father during our trip in Santa Marguerita & Portofino

The hotel is definitely not worth $500-a-night, but the location is great; right on the beach (really just a rocky outcrop, no sand), and with a salt-water swimming pool, as well.  We spent the day lazing at the beach, and at the pool, listening ...

Stayed for 3 days to celebrate fives years of Marriage.

Travelled by train from Nice to Santa Margherita Liguria. Spent an amazing few days together enjoying SML.

Again, spent the morning at the beach and the pool, then went for a walk into town for lunch, bought a new book, some bread, ham and cheese for dinner, and spent the evening on the bed, watching a movie on the laptop.

... to have gone through recent modernization (ie, has stuff going on with a nice surrounding). The local train from Genoa to Santa Margherita goes incredibly slowly. It feels like the speed of a person jogging. Chris arranged for the hotel. It is a nice ...